The BIG3 has rolled through its first four weeks with a bit of a rocky night in Philadelphia, meaning they’ve reached the midway point of the regular season. As teams jockey for playoff position, we finally are seeing some transactions between teams.
Trades in the BIG3 aren’t made by a front office or the coaches, but instead by captains of the teams. The first trade of the season came last week, as Xavier Silas was traded from Tri-State to the Ball Hogs for Dominic McGuire.
First trade in @TheBig3: Tri-State sent Xavier Silas to Ball Hogs for Dominic McGuire. Captains Jermaine O'Neal and Brian Scalabrine agreed.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) July 13, 2017
However, Wednesday night brought us the first trade of major former NBA players in the second trade in league history, as the Ghost Ballers sent Maurice Evans to the Killer 3’s for Larry Hughes.
Trade-winds are blowin': Mo Evans now a 🐝🐝🐝 –> Larry Hughes floats over to 👻🏀👻 #BIG3 pic.twitter.com/Tg6gX5YxvS
— BIG3 (@thebig3) July 20, 2017
At 2-2 so far this season, the Ghost Ballers are in fourth in the league, making them the last team currently in the playoff race, one game up on the remaining four teams in the league at 1-3. Adding Hughes gives them a little more scoring pop, which is apparently needed after losing 51-29 in their most recent game against the undefeated juggernaut of the league, Trilogy. We’ll have to see if any more trades happen over the coming weeks as we near the beginning of the playoffs in Seattle.
